A man was arrested early Saturday morning after crashing into the back of a Milwaukee County sheriff deputy's squad car.

The crash happened around 1:00 a.m. on northbound I-43 near Locust Street in Milwaukee.

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Officials said a deputy was performing a traffic stop when another vehicle slammed into the back of his squad car. The impact of the crash also pushed the squad car into the back of the vehicle that had been pulled over.

The deputy, who was inside his squad car at the time of the crash, was taken to a local hospital to be treated for back pain.

The man accused of crashing into the deputy was taken to the hospital for evaluation. He was later arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.